Description79th Troop Command DUI.png	English: Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 79th Troop Command, part of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.
Date	15 August 2011
Source	79th Troop Command DUI from the United States Institute of Heraldry website
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

Description

On a pentagon 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height, one point down, Gules, the crest for the National Guard of the State of Massachusetts Proper (On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a dexter arm embowed, clothed Blue and ruffed White Proper the hand grasping a broad sword Argent the pommel and hilt Or) above six mullets in chevron reversed Or.

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 51st Field Artillery Brigade on 5 January 1939.  It was redesignated for the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 26th Infantry Division Artillery on 14 May 1982.  The insignia was redesignated for the 79th Troop Command on 15 August 2011.

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